Education Phrasal Verbs
to give a document to someone to read or deal with
hand in
Choosing the right subject to study at college is not an easy ... to make. (decide)
decision
to trust someone to help you
depend on
Dad ... cancel the holiday if we didn’t get
good grades. (threaten)
threatened to
to become involved in an activity with other people
join in
Do you need ... to study in the library
after school? (permit)
permission
to feel you can understand someone
identify with
Grace admitted borrowing her mother’s phone.
CONFESSED
Grace ... her mother’s phone.
CONFESSED TO BORROWING
to solve a problem or find a solution
figure out
Did you know that ... opened yesterday for the new classes?
registration
to be similar to an older member of the family
take after
Anna said that I took her laptop home with me.
ACCUSED
Anna ... taking her laptop home with me.
accused me of
to try to achieve something
go for (it)
Which ... in the eighteenth century do
you consider to be the most important?
invention
to criticise someone unfairly
pick on
He said he sent the letter last week.
CLAIMED
He ... sent the letter last week.
CLAIMED THAT HE
Don’t ... your visit to the dentist any longer.
put off
Can we have a ... about the potential candidates for the job?
discussion
to persuade someone to do something
talk smb into
They assured me that they hadn’t forgotten to lock
the door. DENIED
They ... lock the door.
DENIED FORGETTING TO